Our generation grew up with a new level of technology and we look at our personal lives and careers in a totally different light than our parents. Some have said we're only seeking instant gratification and aren't willing to settle in for the long haul to grow within a company. I'm not saying we wouldn't love for an awesome run with a series of promotions and even increasing benefits, but, it seems as if we are no longer defining our success by our ability to climb the company ladder. And, who says we're even going to want to work in the same industry 20 years from now?

The other morning someone sent over a job opportunity for a production / administrative assistant at a prominent adult entertainment company. Before passing it on to people, it got me thinking: do I potentially want to be responsible for launching someone's career in porn? Going from my own experience, I started thinking about the pros and cons of working in porn.

Two years ago, in the whirlwind year of 2010, I set a personal record and went on five job interviews. Each of them resulted in rejection and a pint of Ben and Jerry's. I could almost always pinpoint the reason why I knew they would not be asking me to start on Monday. The most baffling thing is that I've read about these mistakes before in other various job hunting articles. Why was I still making them? Trial and error, I suppose. Below are the five major job interview mistakes I was fully aware of, and then made anyway. Try your hardest not to make them, okay?

Sometimes you need cash, sometimes you need a little momentum. Whatever your motivation, if you find yourself looking for short-term work or want to try out a job before you commit, consider using a temp agencies. None are perfect, but they may be the extra boost you need to start earning a paycheck again. We've got a list of places to start contacting.

So you've moved out to the big city and you're ready to meet new and like-minded people. You could try to attend every social networking event out there, but let's face it, being a full-time schmoozer can become daunting. And while there's no doubt the internet is changing the way we meet and communicate, it still doesn't compare to meeting people the old-fashioned way: face to face and fully clothed. Let's also imagine you haven't landed any work yet. Nothing can make you feel lazy quite like free time can. A solution: take a class.

Whether after a long period of unemployment or searching for a better position, the job search process can be shockingly emotional. We're not trained psychologists, so we won't speculate about the deep roots of your fear of cover letters or resistance to creating a new resume, but our experience has shown that we do weird stuff during the process; weird meaning totally counterproductive to success. Obviously, you need to deal with yourself at some point, but, we've got some (hopefully) helpful suggestions for utilizing your resources to land you that fabulous gig.

Homeless, Jobless, and Poor pretty much describes about every recent graduate that makes the big haul out to L.A. to start living the Beautiful Life. But just like the CW show tanked, moving out to LA can be equally as terrible (well, maybe not that bad). So let me dispense a little hard-won advice equally useful for a transplant or a native in transition.